scary snow

After the first snowfall of the season Sunday, Omaha is being hit again, this time by a severe storm, possibly a blizzard. I flew in from Chicago Sunday evening (more on my trip later) and was terrified to drive home from the airport in just 2-3 inches of snow. I was literally crawling on I-80, going 30-40 mph. Now we’re expected to receive 7-9 inches by Wednesday morning. I’m going to trapped in my house until the weekend! I am not cut out for Winter-weather driving. Yes, we had snow in New Jersey, but when I was growing up I didn’t have to drive in it. And when I was in school in Boston, I could take public transportation when the weather was treacherous. After college, when I lived in DC, the city basically shut down at the first glimpse of a snowflake, so I didn’t have to worry about driving anywhere. But Omaha is a different beast. Two years ago I got into my very first car accident because of slick, snowy roads. Yes, snow can be beautiful, but it also scares the bejeezus out of me!

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